Combined hasp and seal for box cars



Maich' 20, 1928. 6 1,663,068

s. K. wooo COMBINED HASP AND SEAL FOR BOX CARS Filed Jan. 24, 1927 IN V EN TOR.

WA TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES STRAUD K. woo'n, or nn'romnson, KANSAS.

COMBINED HASP AND SEAL non BOX cans.

Application filed January 24, 1927. seriai No. 163,061.

This invention relates to combined fastening and sealing devices for box. cars and the like, and has for its object to produce a s mple and efficient mechanism for protecting the fastening element-of the seal against accessibility,- so that if the seal'is broken it can readily be discovered by simply slipping a finger through the loop andpulling thereon, which action can be accomplished and the condition ofthe seal determined by day or night without necessitating any Waste of time by visual inspection. A further object is to produce a fastening mechanism which is protected against accumulation of snow or ice in the fastener to render the withdrawal of the bolt diificult.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and organization of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and: in order that it may be. fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of a box car equipped with-a combined fastening and sealing device embodying the invention.

Figure 2;is an edge view of the same, with the frame post of the car upon which the fastening device is mounted, in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on the line III-III of Figure 1. V

Figure 4c is a horizontal section on the line IV-IV of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the fastening slide or bolt.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective; view of the upper part of the fastener plate and fastening bolt. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 indica-tes the car post at the left hand side of the door opening, and against which the The door is door 2 is adapted toclose. equipped with the customary staple 2 to which thexhasp 3 is hinged, and; thehaspis provided with a slot 4 for receiving a staple 5 projecting outward from the lower part of the fastener plate 6 secured by bolts 7 and 8 at its lower and upper endsrespeotively, to the door post. The door plate is. provided near its upper end with afivertical keeper 9 and in a plane below the same, with a pair of angular ihturned flanges 10.

A slide 11 extends through the keeper and fits flatly against the side flanges 10 of plate 6, and is provided in a plane below the keeper with a T-shaped rib 1 2 fittingslidingly in the angle flanges 10. Theslideis also provided with an outwardly-projecting shelf 13 fitting in the lower part of and.

forming a bottom for the keeper 9, and. the upper end of the slideisprovided witha head 14 to rest' upon and close the keeper and limit downward movement of the slide thereth-rough, the head of the keeper being flanged outward atthe left'beyond thev corresponding side of the keeper, to provide'a handle 15 by which the operator can readily effect upward movement of the slide.

The slide is provided with a bolt-extension 16 for'engaging an openihgl'? of the staple 5, and said, bolt above and, in proximity to said staple is provided with a perforated arm 18, the staple 5- below said. arm being provided'with an. opening 19.

. The fastener plate 6 is: provided near its upper end and at. one side with a perforated lug 20, to which a padlock 21 may be secured for preventing upward movement of the slide,- and a plate 22 fits against the upper end of the fastener plate and rests upon the sides of the keeper. 9, andv is provided with an opening: through which the bolt 8 extends, the plate havinga countersunk opening 23 receiving the head of said bolt so that'sai'dl head shall not interfere with upward. movement of the slide when the padlockisnot in place, the principal function. of the plate 22 being to serve as an abutment for rib 12 and thereby arrest upward movement of the slide after the shelf is made accessible at theupper end of the keeper. It also serves to close the space between the; outer" face or,

plate 6 and the inner edge of the head 14.

of the slide, so as to prevent snow and hai from entering said spaceand freezing there'- in and. thus interfering with; the free upward movement of theslide when such movement is necessary.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the bolt extension 16 holds the haspnormally in fastened position and that the engagement. of the keeper with the upper" end of the sl' ide'and the engagement of the T-shaped" rib 1 2: with theflanges 10, guard against'a'nry but vertical: movement of the slide relative to the fastener plate;

To seal the appliance, the customary or conventional type of sealing strip 23 and sealing strip fastener head 24tis employed, it being noted that the fastening head is in operative position. placed in operative position, the free end of 7 the seal strip is bent upwardly around the outer end of the staple 5 and then slipped up intothe fastening head 24 whereit automaticallyfastens in place, this feature of construction being not detailed as the 7 seal shown is of the conventional type and no claimis made'to it except in combination with the other features of the device.

Should the padlock be omitted or knocked off .or the seal be broken, access of course can be had to the car, because'the slide under such conditions is free to be moved upward to withdraw its bolt extension from engagement with the staple 5 preliminary to the disengagement of the latter with the beep, but after the parts are returned to normal position, it will be'impossible for the seal to-be refastencd, hence anyone slipping a finger through the loop after the strip is again bent upwardly to form a loop as would naturally be attempted in the endeavor to hide'the evidence of tampering, a tug "on the strip would free the outer portion thereof .and indicate at once that the seal had been broken. Should a new seal be'substituted for the original, as would be possible if the padlock was opened,- that fact would be apparent at the proper time because the seals are consecutively numbered and only one seal bears a particular number, and the ordinary person, to steal from a boxcar. or the like, wouldnot, in advance, know the number of a particular seal which he might break and hence would not be prepared to supply a correspond ingly numbered seal. WVith theuse of the padlock however, the breaking ofthe seal merely would not give access to the car, and if-the seal-Was broken without getting accessgtouthe' car, it wouldvbe impossible to replace the seal even ifan unauthorized pen "sonis equipped to supply a duplicate, as in that case the slide cannot be raised and access tothe head of the seal would be impracticable.

From the above description, it"will be be modified in minor particulars within the principleof construction andmode of operation involved and also within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

WVhat I claim is: l

1. In a combined fastener and seal, a pla e having a keeper and a staple, a slide mounted for longitudinal movement only on thle plate and extending through the keeper and staple, and provided with a shelf within the former and a head spaced above the shelf, a seal strip fastening the plate and slide in looped'relation and extending through said shelf into the keeper, and a head fastening the ends of the strip together within 'the keeper between the head and shelf of the slide. 3 1 g 2. In acombined fastener. and seal, a plate having a keeper and a staple, a slide mounted for longitudinal movement only on the plate and extending through the keeper and staple, and provided with a shelf within the former and a head spaced above the shelf, and resting upon the keeper, locking means for preventing upward movement of theslide, a. seal strip fastening the' plate and slideiin looped'relation and extending through said shelf into the keeper, and a head fastening the ends of the strip together within the keeper between the head andshelf of the slide. .3. In a combined fastener and seal, a 'platehaving a keeper and a staple, a slide mounted for longitudinal movement only onthe plate and extending through the keeper and staple, and provided with a shelfwithinthe former and a head spaced abovethe keeper, a seal strip fastening the plate and slide in looped relationand extending through said shelf into the keeper, a head fastening the ends of the strip together within the keeper between the head and shelf of the slide, and a plate fastened to thefirst-na'med plate in a plane rearward of the head of the slide, to arrest upward movement of the latter wh-enthe shelf is accessible at the top of the keeper.

4:.- In a combined fastener and seal, a plate having an upright keeper and Ya staple below the keeper and angle-flanges between the keeper and staple, a slide having a flanged rib engaging the angle flanges and provided above the rib with a head resting on and a shelf within the keeper," and below the rib with an arm/over and aboltiextension extending through. the staple,.a seal loopedthrough the said arm and staple and extending at its ends .up through the shelf into the keeper, and a head within the kee'perybetween the heady and shelf of the slide and securing the ends of the strip against withdrawal.

In witness whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

STRAU-D K. IVOOD. 1 

